Super Rugby 2018: Sunwolves vs Melbourne Rebels – Live Game Article

Published 3 March 2018 | By grootblousmile

Sunwolves (10) 17 / 37 (10) Rebels (Final Score)

The Sunwolves and Melbourne Rebels did battle in Super Rugby 2018 at

the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan at 06:15 SA Time (13:15 Japan Time, 15:15 AEDT, 04:15 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Sunwolves:

Penalties – Ryoto Nakamura (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – William Tupou (1), Ed Quirk (1)
Conversions – Ryoto Nakamura (2)

Rebels:

Penalties – Jack Debreczeni (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Jack Maddocks (3), Amanaki Mafi (1), Sefa Naivalu (1), Penalty Try (1)
Conversions – Reece Hodge (1)

Teams:

Sunwolves	Melbourne Rebels
3 March 2018 at 08:35 SA Time
Team: 15 Robbie Robinson, 14 Akihito Yamada, 13 Timothy Lafaele, 12 Ryoto Nakamura, 11 William Tupou, 10 Hayden Parker, 9 Yutaka Nagare (Captain), 8 Ed Quirk, 7 Lappies Labuschagne, 6 Michael Leitch, 5 Willie Britz, 4 Sam Wykes, 3 Jiwon Koo, 2 Shota Horie, 1 Craig Millar Replacements: 16 Atsushi Sakate, 17 Keita Inagaki, 18 Asaeli Ai Valu, 19 James Moore, 20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Harumichi Tatekawa, 23 Ryuji Noguchi	Team: 15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Jack Maddocks, 13 Tom English, 12 Reece Hodge, 11 Sefa Naivalu, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Will Genia, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Angus Cottrell, 6 Lopeti Timani, 5 Adam Coleman (Captain), 4 Matt Philip, 3 Jermaine Ainsley, 2 Jordan Uelese, 1 Tetera Faulkner Replacements: 16 Anaru Rangi, 17 Fereti Sa’aga, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Geoff Parling, 20 Ross Haylett-Petty, 21 Colby Fainga’a, 22 Michael Ruru, 23 Billy Meakes

Referee: Egon Seconds (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: Minoru Fuji (Japan)

26 Responses to Super Rugby 2018: Sunwolves vs Melbourne Rebels – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 6:15 am

Players out on the field!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 6:15 am

Game ON!

Kick-Off by the Sunwolves!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 6:17 am

Sunwolves penalty, swimming up the side of the maul.
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 6:31 am

Try Jack Maddocks, Rebels!

Sunwolves 0 / 5 Rebels
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 6:32 am

Try Mafi, Rebels!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 6:33 am

Sunwolves 0 / 10 Rebels
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 6:50 am

Sunwolves 3 / 10 Rebels
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 6:59 am

Intercept Try, William Tupou, Sunwolves!!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:00 am

Sunwolves 10 / 10 Rebels
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:04 am

Halftime
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:17 am

2nd Half ON!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:24 am

Sunwolves 10 / 18 Rebels
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:26 am

Try Jack Maddocks again, Rebels!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:27 am

Sunwolves 10 / 25 Rebels
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:32 am

Hat trick try Jack Maddocks, Rebels!

Sunwolves 10 / 30 Rebels
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:55 am

Yellow Card to the Rebels, Dane Haylett-Petty!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 7:57 am

Try Sunwolves?

TMO
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:00 am

No try… ruled held up!

5m Wolves scrum.
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:01 am

5m Penalty again… could easily have been another Card.
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:04 am

Try Ed Quirk, Wolves!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:05 am

Sunwolves 17 / 30 Rebels
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:06 am

Seconds to go as tempers boil over and a few handbags are slung.
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:09 am

TMO asked to look if a Wolves slap-down warrents a Card or a penalty.
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:10 am

Ed Quirk Yellow Card and a Penalty Try to the Rebels!
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:11 am

Game Over.
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grootblousmile on 3 March 2018 at 8:12 am

Sunwolves (10) 17 / 37 (10) Melbourne Rebels (Final Score)

Super Rugby 2018: Sunwolves vs Melbourne Rebels – Live Game Article

Sunwolves (10) 17 / 37 (10) Rebels (Final Score)

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Sunwolves (10) 17 / 37 (10) Melbourne Rebels (Final Score)

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